Dr. Barry Dworkin

Sunday House Call, #819, December 12, 2021: The Omicron Delta: No time to lose. Offer third doses to all Ontarians 18+ now and not beginning January 4.

With many unanswered questions about Omicron and given its three day doubling time, it is prudent to remain vigilant and enact vaccination policies that offer greater coverage now.

Omicron’s Explosive Growth Is a Warning Sign
Wider eligibility for COVID booster shots makes sense
Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID-19 booster protects against Omicron

Your calls about:

  • Allergy shots after COVID vaccination
  • Spinal stenosis symptoms in a 90 year-old man experiencing diminished quality of life
  • Getting the third dose of COVID vaccine prior to travel
  • Splitting skin at the fingertips during winter. CAn you catch COVIF with an open wound or cut on the skin?

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  1. Sunday House Call, #417, October 22, 2012
  2. Family physicians informed through the media that because Ontario has yet to finalize online booking and service desks for vaccine appointments that they should call their 80+ yo patients and book them in a non-existent system?
  3. Sunday House Call, #790, May 16, 2021: A different clot than is in the news but no less than a novel treatment that can help thousands.
  4. Sunday House Call, #796, June 27, 2021: The Deliberate Unvaccinated Cohort: The Variants’ Nirvana